Robert B. Ford - 17 Feb 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)

Role: CHAIRMAN AND CEO, Director
Signature: /s/ Robert B. Ford by Jessica H. Paik, Attorney-in-Fact
Issuer symbol: ABT
Transactions as of: 17 Feb 2023
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 4
Filing time: 22 Feb 2023, 17:50:43 UTC
Previous filing: 26 Aug 2022
Next filing: 02 Mar 2023
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	ABT	Common shares without par value	Award	$0	+70,008	+49%	$0.000000	212,079	17 Feb 2023	Direct	F1
holding	ABT	Common shares without par value						197,403	17 Feb 2023	Ford Family Trust	F2

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	ABT	Option (right to buy)	Award	$0	+276,082		$0.000000	276,082	17 Feb 2023	Common Shares	276,082	$106.24	Direct	F3

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	These shares represent a performance-based restricted stock award under the Abbott Laboratories 2017 Incentive Stock Program. The award has a 3-year term, with no more than 1/3 of the award vesting in any one year upon Abbott reaching a minimum return on equity target. The award includes the right to have shares withheld for tax purposes.
F2	Held in the Ford Family Trust DTD June 2, 2014. The reporting person is co-trustee of the trust.
F3	Employee stock option granted pursuant to the Abbott Laboratories 2017 Incentive Stock Program in a transaction exempt from Section 16 under Rule 16b-3. The option becomes exercisable in annual increments of 92,027 on February 17, 2024, 92,027 on February 17, 2025, and 92,028 on February 17, 2026.